Newts??? I've not seen one, since I got back into aquariums... are they still in the hobby??? anyone have one???

[Magnum Man]

Remember, I had been out of aquariums for close to 30 years, before I got back in 2 years ago... I seem to remember having a few Newts, that were OK in aquariums with fish... even @WhistlingBadger ... hasn't ever mentioned them, that I remember, come to think of it Badger... why no salamanders, in with your frogs, or Newts in the aquatic parts???

I think they would eat small shrimp, & maybe really little fish, but if memory isn't failing me, I think I had red belly newts, and they were small, & lasted quite a while in my tanks... of course, that was before the www. so it was mostly just add them & hope for the best, back then... there is a lot more info out there now, & maybe they are a really bad fit??? anyway... what say you???

 

[Magnum Man]

well, isn't the www. amazing???

1st thing I discovered, is they are actually semi aquatic... I'm sure I kept my as fully aquatic, in the old days, right there with Fiddler Crabs... treated them as fully aquatic back then, also...

2nd thing, is they don't like tropical temperatures, they prefer cooler water... I have 3 tanks with cooler water right now, but nothing I could add a Newt to..., but all my tanks were tropical back then...

this crested Newt looks awesome... makes sense there was actually more than one kind... all I ever saw back then, was red bellies...

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I thought about some firebelly newts in my paludarium. They do fit the biotope but I wanted things that will live on the land area, and newts are almost entirely aquatic, visiting the land area only occasionally.

As far as compatibility, pretty much any amphibian is going to be predatory, eager to swallow anything that will fit in its mouth...and it is AMAZING what will fit in their mouths. But they aren't aggressive, or territorial, in my experience. Just hungry. Keep them with peaceful fish that are too big for them to want to swallow, and they should be good tankmates.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

well, isn't the www. amazing???

1st thing I discovered, is they are actually semi aquatic... I'm sure I kept my as fully aquatic, in the old days, right there with Fiddler Crabs... treated them as fully aquatic back then, also...

2nd thing, is they don't like tropical temperatures, they prefer cooler water... I have 3 tanks with cooler water right now, but nothing I could add a Newt to...

this crested Newt looks awesome... makes sense there was actually more than one kind... all I ever saw back then was red bellies...

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Crested newts and firebelly newts (and the North American red-spotted newts) are all really cool looking little critters. They are mostly aquatic, and could probably do just fine fully aquatic if they needed to.

 

[Magnum Man]

I've actually seen an Emperor, like this pictured below, in the wild... er... old guy questioning himself... let me change that to seen one before, somewhere...

 

[Magnum Man]

I'm sure they greatly increase the tanks bioload..., but likely not more than frogs, or turtles

but looks like lots or varieties available...

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[otterblue]

Most aquatic newts are toxic and shouldn't generally be kept with fish, although the toxicity usually is only a factor if ingested.

 

[otterblue]

I've actually seen an Emperor, like this pictured below, in the wild... er... old guy questioning himself... let me change that to seen one before, somewhere...

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Emperor newts are cool. They are terrestrial.